REGIONAL FACTSHEETS
Illinois Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Report
To get a better understanding of the health of people experiencing homelessness, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH) partnered with researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health to conduct a detailed analysis of the mortality and morbidity of people experiencing homelessness, the Illinois Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Report 2017 - 2023.
The factsheets below narrow in on local data for 19 regions across the state. For the first time, there is regional-level data to provide a more detailed understanding of health for people experiencing homelessness across Illinois.
From the Illinois Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Report 2017-2023. Print by Red Line Service artists in partnership with the RADICAL Printshop Project and Human Rights Program at the Universtiy of Miami School of Law.
Regional Factsheets: Understanding Health and Homelessness in Your Area
Recognizing a need to understand the state of health of people experiencing homelessness, IDPH, OPEH, and the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health have partnered to produce these fact sheets. The goal of the fact sheets is to provide communities with actionable data to help understand mortality and morbidity patterns that can support systemic changes that promote health equity for people experiencing homelessness and housing instability.
Counties in Illinois are grouped into Continuum of Care (CoC) regions. These regions are funded by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate housing and services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The regional factsheets are listed in alphabetical order.
Central Illinois Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Dewitt, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, Mason, Menard, McLean, Piatt, Vermilion counties
Champaign County Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
City of Chicago Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Suburban Cook County Chicago Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Suburban Cook County outside of the City of Chicago
Decatur/Macon County Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
DuPage County Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Heartland Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Sangamon County
Home for All Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford counties
Homeless Action Council Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
St. Clair County
Kane County Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Lake County Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Madison County Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
McHenry County Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Northern Illinois Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Boone, DeKalb, Winnebago counties
Northwestern Illinois Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Mercer, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Whiteside counties
South-Central Illinois Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Calhoun, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Greene, Jasper, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Moultrie, Shelby counties
Southern Illinois Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Alexander, Bond, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson counties
West Central Illinois Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Report Fact Sheet (PDF)
Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Morgan, Pike, Schuyler, Scott, Warren counties
Will County Homelessness Mortality and Morbidity Fact Sheet (PDF)
Grundy, Kendall, Will counties
Homelessness is a Public Health Issue in Our State
Research demonstrates that people experiencing homelessness are at an increased risk and severity of many acute and chronic health conditions. Many chronic age-related conditions affect people experiencing homelessness 10 to 20 years earlier than the general population, often resulting in premature death. Therefore, homelessness is a significant public health concern.
View the regional factsheets to learn more.
2,996
Deaths involving people experiencing homelessness between 2017-2023
55 1/2
Average age at the time of death (almost 20 years younger than the general Illinois population).
1,824,004
Hospital visits involving 75,145 people experiencing homelessness were identified in the report.
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